Eventide harmonizer H8000 User Manual

Programming Manual for
H8000, H7600, Orville and
the DSP7000 families of
Harmonizer
®
Brand Effects
Processors.
( covering H8000/H8000A/H8000FW, H7600, Orville™, DSP7000/7500™
and DSP4000B+™ )
Part No: 141035 Manual Release 1.3 19 August, 2008
©1999-2008 Eventide Inc., One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ, 07643 USA
Harmonizer is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc. for its audio special effects devices incorporating pitch shift.
H8000, H8000A, H8000FW, H7600, Orville, DSP7000, DSP7500, DSP4000B+and Ultrashifter are trademarks of Eventide
Inc.

Eventide harmonizer H8000 Specifications

General

Brand	Eventide
Model	harmonizer H8000
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English

Summary

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Different Kinds of Signals

Explains the four signal types: audio, control, mod, and userobject, used for module connection.

HOW A PROGRAM INTERFACES WITH THE PARAMETER AREA

MODULES

The IN and OUT "Modules"

RESOURCES

SPECIFIERS

Controls affecting module behavior, resource usage, and parameter limits.

AUDIO INPUTS

AUDIO OUTPUTS

CONTROL INPUTS

CONTROL OUTPUTS

MOD INPUTS

MOD OUTPUTS

USEROBJECT OUTPUTS

Outputs used for accessing module parameters in the PARAMETER area.

USEROBJECT INPUTS

Inputs that receive userobject outputs, typically from menupage modules.

VSIGFILE

System Requirements and Background Knowledge Required

COMMUNICATIONS

Establishing a link between Vsigfile and the Harmonizer hardware.

Establishing a MIDI Connection

BASIC FUNCTIONS

Adding Modules

Step-by-step guide to inserting modules into a Vsigfile patch.

Connecting Modules

Instructions on linking module inputs and outputs within the Vsigfile interface.

Deleting Modules

Procedures for removing modules from a patch in Vsigfile.

SENDING PROGRAMS TO THE HARMONIZER

TUTORIAL 1 -A SIMPLE PROGRAM

ADVANCED FEATURES

The Specifier Display

Explanation of the Vsigfile Specifier Display window for module configuration.

Module Name

CREATING THE USER INTERFACE

Viewing Menupages and Menupage Modules

How menupage modules construct PARAMETER area pages and SOFT KEYs.

Simple "Parameter Adjusters"

Knob module

Creates numeric parameter adjusters with text display for user control.

MENUPAGES AND PARAMETER PLACEMENT

TUTORIAL 2 -PRETTY IN DEPTH

INTER-DSP COMMUNICATION FOR H8000,ORVILLE

Inter-DSP Send

Inter-DSP Receive

TUTORIAL 3 -USING SUPERMODULES

Combine Modules

PATCH EDITOR

GET COMFORTABLE BY DOING

THE <MODIFY> SOFT KEY

Modifying a delay module

Modifying Complex Modules

Interface Modules

PARAMETER ADJUSTERS

Modules used to create user-adjustable parameters in the PARAMETER area.